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Q: How to use Vim as the default text editor in Ubuntu but using Tilix as default terminal for it? I am currently using Vim as the default text editor in Ubuntu Gnome 16.04. However, Vim opens by default with Gnome Terminal, and I would like to know if it is possible that Vim would open directly with the Tilix terminal instead.
I tried editing the vim.desktop file in /usr/share/applications so it would open with Tilix. However, with this approach, when I try to open a text or any other file with Vim, it does not appear as a choice on the editors list.
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The problem of changing society vis-à-vis fixed law
Bearing in mind that society undergoes perpetual change, how can one cling to fixed laws administering human life successfully? Is it rationally possible to have Islamic systems in this sense?
To answer this question in detail requires a lengthy discussion that goes beyond the limits of this paper. Nevertheless, we can note some relevant general points here. Paying attention to the following facts will illustrate that having Islamic systems is not only possible but indispensable also should we think of Islam as a religion with a special vision for mankind.
Saying that Islam has a particular universal unalterable economic system amounts to saying that Islam tries to institutionalize a set of values and execute a set of norms and see that a set of beliefs flourishes so that the objectives Islam seeks are realized. Consequently, changes in the system are allowed so far as they remain within the boundaries set by Islamic beliefs, norms, and objectives. Any change, however, that breaches the limit is refused. Being unalterable and universal means that Islamic economic system blocks some changes and tries to put the alterations in line with the general direction it dictates so that Islamic values and objectives remain always in sight.
It is senseless to speak about a change in fundamental beliefs, values, or objectives. We may allow evolution in our understanding beliefs, values, and objectives. This is possible but harmless. For instance, belief in monotheism is fundamental but may be interpreted in different ways. As human knowledge develops, his understanding of monotheism also enhances. But different understanding does not entail change of the basis. As our understanding of Islamic beliefs, values, and objectives grows more sophisticated, we can understand universal unalterable Islamic economic system which is based on them better. We may come to see some aspects hitherto hidden. Change in the Islamic beliefs or values or objectives means that we move from belief in monotheism to belief in polytheism. This is obviously absurd.
What kind of alteration may be conceived in the behavioral patterns objectifying relations connecting participants to each other and to resources?
By technological advancement, new resources are discovered and new instruments are invented for the utilization of these resources thereby multiplying human capability for exploitation of natural wealth. In the meantime, communication technology and transaction means and transportation facilities develop. While transactions were once carried out by means of gold and silver coins, bills replaced them some day and are going to give their place to credit cards. These changes go on no doubt but do they mean a change in economic relations or behavioral patterns?
The answer seems to be negative. One piece of evidence to support this claim is that capitalist system has undergone drastic changes of this type during the last decade yet its fundamental principles and behavioral patterns and economic relations have by and large remained intact. Focus on consumption pattern in capitalism for instance. Consumers' motives, behavioral norms and limits constitute this pattern. The consummation drive is to maximize utility and pleasure. Behavioral norms dictate preferring more consumption to less consumption. The limit is an individual's income. What changes in this pattern are seen to have taken place in the past one hundred years?
Hardly can anyone doubt that capitalism is not only functioning along the same general outlines but also tries to globalize them. The same thing applies to capitalistic patterns of investment, saving and production. Advanced techniques of production, transaction, and transfer of information need not necessarily bring about changes in behavior al patterns and economic relations. It is the role of economic schools whether divine or otherwise to guide the system towards the ideals set. In Islam, these ideals are sublime. The patterns introduced in the Islamic economic system guide behavioral patterns in a manner conducive to both economic objectives such as growth, justice, independence, and general welfare, and conducive to spiritual ends of perfection and proximity to God. For this reason, any changes in these patterns will jeopardize the progress of human society towards perfection. Therefore, no change is allowed.
Islamic laws are so legislated by God to be flexible towards some changes. Since Sharia law is meant to manage human life, it is designed in a way that leads to a particular set of behavior patterns applicable in a variety of economic circumstances. They are true main features in Sharia laws that accommodates for the said flexibility. 1- Legislation of Sharia law is done through conditional statements, i.e. the consequence of these conditional statements is true of all instances of the antecedent. Consequently, when it is said, for example, that "God permits transactions", what you understand from it is that all different kinds of transactions including those existing in the time of revelation and those which will emerge in the future as the result of technological advancement and scientific progress are permitted by God.In the same way, when the Koran says, "God prohibits usury", we understand that all instances of usury including the interest involved in modern banking system are prohibited. 2- The subject matter of some of the Sharia laws is a concept of a wider semantic scope that covers concepts of smaller scope such as sale, rent, and sharing. The Koranic verse saying "O believers! Remain committed to promises," is an example[37]. The majority of Muslim jurists understand from this verse of the Koran that whatever rational transactions that societies acknowledge are considered as promises which are religiously binding. Such general principles in Sharia law pavethe way for the necessary flexibility of the regulations to cope with the altering situations in human life.
A methodological analysis of the process of legislation of Islamic rules can reveal other characteristic features guaranteeing sufficient flexibility in Sharia. So long as the objectives, the fundamental principles, and the general direction are not lost, the changes in actual circumstances of life are covered and tolerated.
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While the circumstances leading to my current situation of living in a large empty house but for a dog, a cat, three guineafowl and eight or nine chickens, are too complex, delicate, and likely to incur the wrath of numerous people against each other and ultimately myself to explain, I felt it might be in order to say something about what it is like in itself. That is to say, what living alone with a dog, a cat, three guinea fowl and eight or nine chickens is like.
The moment I step out of the car, hardly one foot is on the driveway when Bella, the black labrador, Jasper, our demon-possessed cat and eight or nine chickens––unnamed due to their expendability––rush at me. When, at a later time, I stroll out of the house into the yard, they all follow me. I'm like their great loving mother, or Dr. Dolittle, which is strange because I really quite dislike them all. Absent from these parades, quite ironically, are my three surviving guineafowl, who have become increasingly stand-offish since I arrived back from the west coast, and now spend their days pensively darting in and out of the savanna-like grass of the 30 acre windrows across the road, digging pits in the yard, and attending a book club that is currently reading through Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness. Okay, I made the last one up.
Second, there is lots of drama. Loads of it.
Most of it is related to their apparent misconception that it is my responsibility to provide them with food. In the case of Bella and the guineafowl, that is at least somewhat valid. Jasper and the chickens however, put up more fuss about it than they do. Just this morning for instance, Jasper came out on the deck as I was attempting to water my potted Artemus-absinthium and began meowing and pushing at my hands to the point that I couldn't hold the water jar straight. When I gave him a firm but slow nudge away, the cat, who jumps out of trees, vivisects rabbits larger than he is, and has been rumored to stalk herds of small deer, lurched sideways as if I'd punted him, fell down the stairs banging on every step and landed in a pitiful meowing heap on the ground. I can only imagine that such tactics must have been rewarded for him in the past.
Or take any time I walk to the other side of the driveway carrying anything that vaguely resembles a feed bucket. If you have never had the experience of witnessing eight chickens running at you full speed, it's quite terrifying. Like something out of Jurassic Park, really. Of course, I'm not carrying a feed bucket. The chickens are free range now, and expected to fend for themselves. Rather, what I'm carrying a basket for is to take their eggs with.
That has been another little adventure. While letting the chickens out means I don't really have to feed them, it also means they lay eggs wherever they feel like it. With 8/9 chickens to one person, I could almost theoretically maintain an unhealthy but livable diet off of just their eggs. But that means finding them. It's like Easter everyday. Only not. Not at all.
But seriously, I can't move, and have no privacy. The other day I was trying to do something covert. What was it? Oh, steal potatoes out of my grandparent's garden. I'm on this damned gluten free diet thing, and practically the only carbohydrate I can eat that doesn't have the word "ancient" or "expensive" in front of it is potatoes. So having neglected to purchase any, I did what any self respecting neighbor would, and snuck into the next door garden with a pitchfork and bucket. Everything went well. Until I saw something fly past me and realized it was the dog, who had followed me, and having no regard for my needed level of stealth, was bounding down to make our presence known. Save to say, I had no potatoes that night.
Or take this evening, when I tried to eat outside. I could write a book about how disconcerting it is to sit eating a bowl of tunafish with a demon possessed cat sitting four feet across from you staring you down and making unnatural, deep throated growling noises. But I will refrain.
At any rate, I'm leaving for Texas this weekend.
I kind of wish I had your life. Or maybe just your writing skills.


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Due to continued growth of Tempower, it is appropriate that we grow with our structure and people in parallel; now currently recruiting a Warehouse Manager to maintain our client supply needs with timely supply and returns receipt back into Warehouse; in achieving Customer Satisfaction at its highest level to attain Tempower expectations!
You will report to and be working with the Managing Director; you will also be working in co-ordination with the Office Manager. You will be employed within the company's relatively new Haverhill site facilities, having the skills to manage our Warehouse Team and its operational tasks in all aspects. Have customer focus and strong communication skills; also be a strong team player and motivator to achieve the objectives required, in conjunction with and from your Tempower colleagues, each having the temperament to work and operate during Tempower's supply pressure times in support of each other and achievement in all our expectations!
The Warehouse Manager will be minded to improve on the working practices and systems application across the warehouse function, together with its product controls, area maintenance and tidiness, with storage consistency. Shall be confident in presentation and approach to tasks, pro-active to strengthen Tempower's reputation and meet our client's exacting requirements in full, from order receipt to hire supply and collection to product return; managing appointed tasks, from start to finish and throughout!
Manage the Warehouse operation in its entirety encompassing staff management, product management & storage, health & safety, product checking and repairs, stock holding, daily communication and any other aspects arising with and through all areas required.
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The Nebraska Emergency Management Agency is charged by state statute to reduce the vulnerabilities of the people and communities of Nebraska from the damage, injury and loss of life and property resulting from natural, technological or man-made disasters and emergencies.
We envision safer, less vulnerable communities in Nebraska made possible through effective, collaborative partnerships committed to saving lives and reducing the impact of disasters.
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Home > Farm Animal Intelligence > New Research Shines Light on the Complex Social World and Individuality of Sheep
New Research Shines Light on the Complex Social World and Individuality of Sheep
By Robert Grillo | May 8, 2019 | Categories Farm Animal Intelligence
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"Domestic sheep (Ovis aries) are among the earliest animals domesticated for human use. They are consumed worldwide as mutton, hogget, and lamb, kept as wool and milk producers, and used extensively in scientific research. The popular stereotype is that sheep are docile, passive, unintelligent, and timid, but a review of the research on their behavior, affect, cognition, and personality reveals that they are complex, individualistic, and social." — Lori Marino and Debra Merskin, Intelligence, complexity, and individuality in sheep, published in Animal Sentience
A recent report on sheep behavior dispels many of the common cultural myths that have clouded our understanding of this species for centuries. To those of us who have come to know and value farmed animals from our own personal anecdotal experiences, it will come as no surprise to learn that sheep are far more complex than we've been led to believe for so long. Much of what we've learned about farmed animals like sheep comes directly from farmers who regard them as commodities. Today, we are seeing a growing body of research motivated by scientists who have a genuine interest in understanding their natural behavior.
The report begins by examining some powerful historical forces that have shaped our view of sheep in the West, such as Christian theology's Great Chain of Being — God's ordained hierarchy in which species are assigned rank and value based on their usefulness to or admiration by humans. Today this view of sheep as utility animals persists, presenting the main obstacle to taking a closer, more honest look at their personalities. Marino and Merskin evaluate a wealth of scientific literature on sheep and present their findings in four broad categories: Learning and Cognition, Emotions, Personality, and Social Complexity.
The report's conclusions sharply contrast with popular views and representations of sheep as unintelligent and lacking in individuality or autonomy and instead identify several complex capacities including:
a number of prefrontal lobe executive functions considered on par with primates;
considerable capacity to distinguish and identify faces of other sheep as well as humans;
a range of simple to complex emotions, including judgement bias and forms of emotional contagion;
distinct personalities (and a dynamic range of personalities in a group);
strong mother-offspring bonds and relationships that shape social groupings beyond food availability and distribution.
Researchers Marino and Merskin hope that their research will lead to a rediscovery of who sheep really are and a reevaluation of their exploitation as agricultural commodities and invasive research test subjects. We hope so too!
Posted In: Farm Animal Intelligence
Tagged With: sheep, sheep behavior, sheep intelligence
About Robert Grillo
Robert Grillo is an activist, author and speaker for all species. He is also the founder and director of Free from Harm, a non profit dedicated to helping end animal exploitation.
As a communications professional for over 20 years, Grillo once worked on large food industry accounts where he acquired a behind-the-scenes perspective on food branding and marketing. His book, Farm to Fable: The Fictions of Our Animal-Consuming Culture explores the powerful narratives driving our culture of mass animal consumption.
Other published works include contributions to Caged: Top Activists Share Their Wisdom on Effective Animal Advocacy and Circles of Compassion: Connecting Issues of Justice. In addition Grillo writes articles for Free from Harm and curates work from other leading authors.
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Equality is a core value of the EU. You have the right to fair treatment regardless of who you are, what you believe, or how you chose to live.

We carry out research and share expertise to help fight discrimination, inequality and racism in all its forms.

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In the latest edition of his video blog, FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty talks about discrimination on the basis of age in the EU and calls for more respect for Human- and Fundamental Rights of older people.
Roma women in nine EU Member States
Despite efforts by the European Union (EU) and its Member States to reduce gender inequalities among citizens of Roma
origin, important gender differences persist. Drawing on FRA's own EU-MIDIS II survey research in nine EU Member States this report highlights the position of Roma women in education, employment and health,
as well as the extent to which they experience hate-motivated discrimination, harassment and physical violence.
Antisemitism Summary overview of the situation in the European Union 2001-2007 (updated version January 2008)
The European Union Agency for Fundamental Rights presents in this paper the fourth brief update of its 2004 extensive report "Manifestations of anti-Semitism in the European Union". The overview contains the latest governmental and non-governmental statistical data covering 2001 to 2007 for those EU Member States that have official or unofficial data and statistics on anti-Semitic incidents.
Video Blog by Michael O'Flaherty: Hate crime against Muslims
In the light of the events in New Zealand, Michael O'Flaherty talks about discrimination and hate crime against Muslims in the EU and makes 4 proposals on how to make Muslims feel more safe.
Compendium of Practices on Equality Data
The Compendium of Practices on Equality Data is the product of the Subgroup on Equality Data, which was set up in February 2018 by the EU High Level Group on Non-Discrimination, Diversity and Equality and is facilitated by FRA. The Subgroup on Equality Data brings together representatives of EU Member States and Norway, the European Commission, Eurostat and FRA with the aim to support Member States in their efforts to improve the collection and use of equality data.
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The Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities commits both the EU and all of its Member States to realising the right of persons with disabilities to live independently in the community – which includes achieving deinstitutionalisation for those residing in institutional settings. But much remains to be done to make this a reality in practice. This report presents the main insights gained during fieldwork on the drivers of and barriers to deinstitutionalisation. Focusing on the local level, it gives voice to a diverse set of actors – most importantly, to people with disabilities themselves.
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14 juli, Den Haag: demonstratie tegen dreigende intrekking van verblijfsvergunningen van Soedanese vluchtelingen
Geplaatst op 9 juli 2020 13 juli 2020 door
Op 14 juli organiseert het vluchtelingencollectief Wij Zijn Hier, in samenwerking met de Darfur Union en het Sudanese Democratic Forum, in Den Haag een demonstratie tegen de dreigende intrekking van verblijfsvergunningen van Soedanese vluchtelingen. Volgens de IND zou Soedan inmiddels veilig genoeg zijn en dat vormt voor de Nederlandse staat het argument om te proberen om het verblijfsrecht van flink wat Soedanese vluchtelingen af te pakken en hen te gaan deporteren naar Soedan. Wij Zijn Hier komt daartegen in actie met een demonstratie en een open brief.
Uit de oproeptekst voor de demonstratie: "More than 100 Sudanese living in the Netherlands with a refugee status received a letter from the IND stating that they will go through their cases again. They want to check who could be sent back to Sudan as the IND considers Sudan safe. If these people are really going to be deported, they most likely face persecution by return to the war-affected areas. Also, these people will likely be subjected to torture and other cruel, Inhumane, or degrading treatment. They shouldn't be deported. Sudan is far from safe yet. We need the IND to realize this! We also come together to show our solidarity with the people of Nirtity, on the Marah mountain in the west of Sudan."
Dinsdag 14 juli
Uit de tekst van de open brief: "The Ministery of Migration of the Netherlands has issued a decision to reassess asylum applicants from war-affected areas in Sudan; namely, Darfur, South Kordofan, and Blue Nile states. They declare that in these areas the situation improved since 2017. However, reports of the UN and other NGOs show that the situation in Sudan, particularly in Darfur, Blue Nile and Nuba Mountains, is deteriorating and remains highly unpredictable. Hundreds of Sudanese men and women – specifically the ones from Darfur, South Kordofan, and the Blue Nile states – got shocked when they received a letter from the Dutch Immigration and Naturalisation Service (IND), informing them that unless they change the grounds for their application, they will be compelled to return to Sudan. Over the last five months, hundreds of people got killed in these regions mentioned above. There is an increase of violence in these areas. For instance, in March and April communal violence erupted in almost all these regions and hundreds of people were killed in South Kordofan, South Darfur, and Kassala in East Sudan.
On June 15, the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) reported four violent incidents that took place in May that involved civilians. According to the UN and other NGOs, the situation in these areas remain fragile. In its recent report the ACJPS states: 'Many believe that the practice of arbitrary arrest and torture manifested in al Bashir's regime had come to end, however, a monitoring report by the African Centre for Justice and Peace Studies (ACJPS) indicates that the Sudanese Armed forces (SAF) and the Rapid Support forces (RSF) have continued to violate human rights of civilians.' In March 2020 Human Rights Watch reported that civilians that are in displaced persons camps across the region are vulnerable to attacks by armed groups in the absence of the deterrent presence of international forces. 'Sudanese security services are either involved in these violent incidents or they lack capacities to respond,' the report added. The ICC prosecutor explained in the most recent report that throughout 2019 the number of returnees has exceeded the number of internally displaced persons in Darfur. She says: 'I am concerned by reports on harassment of IOM staff, as well as the looting of humanitarian supplies from five local non-governmental organisations in Kabkabiya, North Darfur.'
According to article 1 (2) of the Refugee Convention we should provide adequate protection for those who fled their countries of origin due to fear of prosecution. For these reasons, the decision of the state of the Netherlands to repatriate these individuals is a violation of their human rights under the Refugee Convention and other international human rights laws. And given the fact that the violence increases in these areas, it is unreasonable to send people back 'home'. These individuals will possibly face persecution if they are getting deported to these war-affected areas.The life of these individuals is at stake. Also, these people will likely be subjected to torture and other cruel, inhuman, or degrading treatment, when they would get deported.The Sudanese community residing in the Netherlands is shocked by the decision of the immigration authority to deport people. Therefore, we appeal to all human rights organisations, to the Dutch people, and everyone who care about the lives of the refugees, to stand up for our brothers and sisters who are threatened to get deported and try to help to prevent this to happen."
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Johanna Mair is Professor for Organization, Strategy and Leadership at the Hertie School of Governance. Her research focuses on how novel organisational and institutional arrangements generate economic and social development. Mair is also the Distinguished Fellow at the Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, Academic Editor of the Stanford Social Innovation Review and Co-Director of the Global Innovation for Impact Lab. She is a Senior Research Fellow at Harvard Kennedy School and has held visiting positions at Harvard Business School and INSEAD. Her research is published in leading scholarly journals. She serves on the board of foundations and organisations and advises companies, governments and social impact investors on social innovation. Before earning her PhD in management from INSEAD, she was involved in executive decision-making in international banking. From 2001 to 2011, she was a member of the Strategic Management faculty at IESE Business School in Madrid. In 2008, the Aspen Institute recognised her as a "Faculty Pioneer" in Social Entrepreneurship Education.


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Great Public Schools Now announces $1.5 million in grants to expand 2 South LA schools
Sarah Favot | April 13, 2017
Students at King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science train at an outpatient center.
Great Public Schools Now will give $1.5 million in grants to LA Unified to expand enrollment at a magnet high school and a pilot high school, both in South Los Angeles, adding 1,000 new seats in three years, the nonprofit organization announced Thursday.
The intent of the grants is to replicate high-performing LA Unified schools in areas identified by GPSN that are lacking high-quality options. King/Drew Magnet High School of Medicine and Science and Public Service Community School at the Diego Rivera Learning Complex are both among the district's top-performing schools and are at full capacity.
"It's really exciting and we're extremely pleased that we received these grants," said Local District South Superintendent Christopher Downing. "Just the opportunity to be innovative on behalf of our students and replicate schools that we know are successful schools that we know parents want their students to attend will be an exciting opportunity for us and a challenge that we relish."
• Read more: Anatomy of a top-scoring magnet school: Inside King/Drew Medical Magnet High
Initially, GPSN had planned to dole out $3.75 million in grants, but the nonprofit organization, which launched in June, only received applications from the district for these two schools. The district also received $20,000 planning grants from GPSN to prepare its applications for the two schools.
Last fall, the LA teachers' union, United Teachers Los Angeles, announced that teachers at four campuses had overwhelmingly voted to reject the GPSN grants. The district had intended to apply on behalf of those schools: Gompers Middle School, Drew Middle School, Pacoima Middle School and San Fernando High School.
UTLA took issue with the grant money coming from GPSN funders Eli Broad of The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation and the Walton Family Foundation, which have supported charter school expansion in Los Angeles. Charter schools operate independently and are free from some state regulations that govern traditional schools. Many charter school faculties are not unionized.
King/Drew is a popular magnet program. In 2016, it was named one of the nation's top high schools by U.S. news and World Report. It enrolled 1,577 students in the 2015-16, according to district data. Downing said the school has a wait list.
Public Service Community School, which is on a campus with three other pilot schools at Diego Rivera Learning Complex, enrolled 536 students last school year. It opened in 2011.
The district has not yet determined where the expanded programs will open, but Downing said he is committed to opening the programs at existing schools that have extra space within Local District South.
The first priority will be hiring principals for the schools, which will be done by the district following district protocols. Once the leadership team is in place, they will study educational practices at the existing schools that are being replicated.
"When it comes down to it there are two key ingredients to any replication strategy," GPSN Executive Director Myrna Castrejón said. "One is leadership in the culture they set and the secret sauce of the programmatic design that is yielding good results. One without the other doesn't work very well. Our aim is to ensure that both those pillars of successful replication are well-positioned within these two projects."
The two programs will get a planning year before opening in the 2018 school year. Initially, GPSN had intended for the schools to open in the coming school year, but Castrejón said the timeline would make that difficult
"We all agreed that the schools will start stronger if this year is really focused on identifying key personnel and really identifying their capacity," Castrejón said, adding that personnel decisions for the next school year are already well-underway.
The grants will be distributed in $250,000 increments annually to each school over three years, as long as benchmarks are met.
The grants will specifically fund design, capacity building, planning time to coordinate with staff at the two schools that are being replicated and to generate interest and enrollment for the schools, Castrejón said.
"I think our student population will be a combination of existing students and when we open these new high-quality schools we do anticipate families that might have left LAUSD to come back and take advantage of these opportunities," Downing said.
The district has not yet determined what costs it will incur that won't be covered by the grants, Downing said.
"The core goal of GPSN is to really catalyze and create a sense of urgency and momentum in building these programs that, of course, can and should be sustained by regular (Average Daily Attendance) like every other school," Castrejón said.
She said GPSN will work with Superintendent Michelle King to create a more effective timeline for the next round of grants.
"I think there was a lot of interest that didn't materialize because our timelines were so aggressive," Castrejón said.
"Success will breed success. And just being able to partner in this new way will, I'm sure, generate a lot of interest about how is it really working."
Disclosure: The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation, which contributes to Great Public Schools Now, also funds Spanish translation on LA School Report en Español. A representative of the Walton Family Foundation, which supports The 74, parent of LA School Report, sits on the GPSN board.


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KEENECOMMUNICATIONS
CRISIS COMMUNICATIONS MANAGEMENT
By Jay Berger, Keene Communications
How do you judge the soul of a company?
Every organization has one -- a spirit that mirrors the organization's sense of ethics, how it performs during periods of great stress.
Companies and people generally operate in a fairly upright and moral fashion when life runs smoothly. But what happens when there is a sudden wrenching crisis? Is there grace under fire?
It is inevitable that at some time in a company's existence there will be a crisis, one that places the company in the glaring light of television news cameras and probing print reporters. How that company responds is a pretty good indication of the spirit of the company. Is it arrogant? Or is it compassionate and understanding? Is it defiant? Or is it willing to admit mistakes? Is it business as usually? Or is it willing to pursue better ways?
Two classic examples are Exxon and Johnson & Johnson. When Exxon's oil tanker Valdez ran aground off the Alaskan coast a little more than ten years ago, the company took a combative approach with the media. Johnson & Johnson in 1982 took a more forthcoming, cooperative and compassionate approach in the Tylenol cyanide tampering crisis that killed seven of its customers.
"For Johnson & Johnson, doing the right thing came naturally," says Reputation Management, in its March/April 1999 issue. "For Exxon, an arrogant company used to shutting out the media and all other external voices, it was behavior that had to be learned in the heat of battle."
The magazine rated ten major crises from 1998, grading them on their management behavior. Of particular note was the handling of the Swiss Air crash off the coast of Nova Scotia. The magazine gave Swiss Air an "A" for the ordeal, citing it for quick and open response to the public while protecting the rights and privacy of grieving relatives. On the other side, the Texas Cattlemen's Association earned an "F" from the magazine in its suit against Oprah Winfrey for an on-air comment she made regarding Mad Cow Disease. The cattlemen lost the suit and public confidence and respect.
Mismanagement of communications during a crisis can cost a company customers, increase expenses and tarnish the corporate reputation and image.
"A crisis, in the public relations context, is any event that threatens to undermine the relationship between an organization and one or more of its key stakeholders: employees, customers, shareholders, and the community," Reputation Management explains.
A crisis can strike any company of any size. Small companies are just as vulnerable as the large ones. Typical crises that can beset small companies include a sudden series of serious on the job accidents; environmental mistakes (it doesn't have to be the magnitude of the Valdez oil spill); on-site fires; labor strife. A crisis – even if it is just of a local nature – will disrupt business and thrust the organization under the public microscope where it can be dissected without anesthesia.
There are a couple of rules of thumb to help you identify the early stages of a situation turning into a crisis:
° Could the media, regulatory agencies and other outsiders develop an interest?
° Will this interfere with your normal business operations?
° Is it possible this event will get worse, especially if you don't attend to it?
° Is there a possibility that this event will make your company look bad in the eyes of its various publics – customers, government agencies, community, and stockholders?
° Will this have an adverse effect on sales, profits, or costs?
The ill effects of a crisis can be lessened by planning, recognizing that there probably will be a problem some day. The cost of planning is far less than the cost of not planning. Good crisis communication won't stop your legal responsibilities, but will help to mitigate the litigation, as well as preserve your corporate reputation.
From setting up a crisis communications team to formulating a plan of action to selecting outside experts to guide the flow of communications, all are important considerations for any company interested in preserving its integrity and its reputation in the community, the marketplace, and among its stockholders.
Jay Berger is a public relations writer for Keene Communications, a Syracuse-based marketing communications agency with emphasis on worldwide business-to-business, technical and industrial products and services.
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Union heavyweight backs Corbyn as party is divided over Brexit strategy
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Emily Thornberry and Sir Keir Starmer at the anti-Brexit march in Brighton yesterday
By David Hughes
Labour's divisions over Brexit have deepened as Jeremy Corbyn pushed for the party to delay a decision on whether to support staying in the European Union until after a general election.
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A statement backed by Mr Corbyn setting out his position was emailed around the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) and endorsed without a formal meeting, despite opposition from some members of the body.
Unite union boss Len McCluskey, a key ally of the Labour leader, called on the party's senior figures to fall in behind the policy or "step aside".
Labour's plan would see a government led by Mr Corbyn negotiate a new deal with Brussels before calling a referendum.
The party would remain neutral about whether to back remain or the Labour-negotiated deal until a decision was taken at a special conference.
Mr McCluskey told Sky News' Sophy Ridge on Sunday: "We must go in to an election united and when we have a policy on Brexit and Jeremy Corbyn makes it clear that that is the policy, then that is what leading members of the shadow cabinet should argue for.
"If they find that they can't argue for it because they feel strongly, well, of course they have that right but they should step aside."
On BBC's Andrew Marr Show, Mr Corbyn suggested that it could be possible for the UK to be better off out of the EU.
It "depends on the agreement you have with the European Union outside", he said. "We would want to hold a consultation, a special conference of our party at the point that we have got this offer from the EU, we've got this as a remain - and hopefully reform - option."
He added: "I will go along with whatever decision the party comes to."
But shadow foreign secretary Emily Thornberry - whose actions were singled out by Mr McCluskey - deputy leader Tom Watson and London Mayor Sadiq Khan insisted the party must throw its weight behind the remain cause now rather than at a special conference after an election.
Mr Watson, who survived a bid to oust him - in part over his views on Europe - told a Labour conference fringe event in Brighton: "Apparently, the reason (Corbyn-supporting Momentum group chief) Jon Lansman tried to abolish me is because of my support for remain.
"Well I have got one message for Jon Lansman, I'm remaining. I might have lost a bit of weight - but I'm no pushover.
"We are not going to have these silly factional shenanigans that have been undermining the unity of this conference delaying us any more."
Yesterday, Mr Corbyn also sought to play down a rift at the heart of his team after one of his closest aides, policy chief Andrew Fisher, resigned. And he claimed he did not know that a motion to scrap Mr Watson's position as deputy leader would be tabled at a meeting of the ruling National Executive Committee on the eve of the party's conference.
Mr Corbyn said he gets on "absolutely fine" with Mr Watson - who has been a prominent critic of the leader - and conceded that while he knew there were "discussions going on about the role of deputy leader", he did not know "that particular motion was going to be put at that time".
The attempt to oust Mr Watson was abandoned on the first day of Labour's conference following an intervention by the party leader.
Yesterday, Mr Khan claimed a "hierarchy" of racism appears to exist within Labour. He attacked the party's handling of allegations of anti-Semitism and asked what purpose Labour served if it could not provide hope and solidarity for the Jewish community.
He told a Jewish Labour Movement fringe event at the party's annual conference: "For me, racism is racism - there are no shades. Anti-Semitism is racism. And my concern about our party is there appears to be a hierarchy when it comes to racism."
He added that "if we the Labour Party can't give people hope and solidarity for the Jewish community then what purpose do we serve?"
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Massy 'Dilwale' gets good start, classy 'Bajirao Mastani' to catch on
Updated: Dec 21, 2015, 11:29 IST | IANS |
It was a good Friday at the Bollywood box office with big budget films 'Dilwale' and 'Bajirao Mastani' raking in over Rs.20 crore and Rs.12 crore respectively on the opening day itself
It was a good Friday at the Bollywood box office with big budget films 'Dilwale' and 'Bajirao Mastani' raking in over Rs.20 crore and Rs.12 crore respectively on the opening day itself.
A still from Dilwale
It was termed as a clash of the titans when Shah Rukh Khan's 'Dilwale' opposite Ranveer Singh and Deepika Padukone's 'Bajirao Mastani' were going to be released on the same day. Eventually, both the films seem to have found their own audience. Industry experts say though 'Dilwale' has opened to packed houses, the numbers will only get better for 'Bajirao Mastani'.
'Dilwale' amassed Rs.21 crore, according to trade analyst Taran Adarsh while the net box office collection in India for 'Bajirao Mastani' is Rs.12.80 crore.
The distributors term 'Bajirao Mastani' as a 'slow-starter', adding that the weekend will decide the fate of both the films.
"It all depends on the weekend. Though 'Dilwale' has opened up well, I don't see 'Dilwale' sustaining too long after the weekend. As far as 'Bajirao Mastani' is concerned, it's a slow-starter. It will sustain in the long run and I don't think there will be a dip in the collection in 'Bajirao Mastani' even after the weekend," distributor Sanjay Ghai from Delhi, told IANS.
A still from Bajirao Mastani
Directed by Rohit Shetty, 'Dilwale' brings back SRK and Kajol together on the silver screen after a gap of five years with a story laced with action, rib-tickling comedy and romance.
Sanjay Leela Bhansali's 'Bajirao Mastani', on the other hand, turns back the clock to narrate the historical love saga of Maratha warrior Peshwa Bajirao I (Ranveer) and his relationship with Mastani (Deepika). The film also stars Priyanka Chopra.
Another industry expert Manoj Desai from Gaiety Galaxy emphasised that the response to Bhansali's magnums opus is growing with word of mouth.
"'Bajirao Mastani' has got more appreciation and it is growing through word of mouth. 'Bajirao Mastani' is houseful along with 'Dilwale' on Saturday and that's a positive sign," Desai told IANS.
The distributors also assert that content will be the final winner of the box office war.
Ghai said: "Both the films are extremely different. While 'Dilwale' is for masses, 'Bajirao Mastani' is for the class audience and ultimately it's the content that will steal the show."
Ranveer and Deepika, who are reportedly dating each other, are thrilled with the positive response. Deepika said: "It's been a very emotional and overwhelming experience. I haven't seen so much appreciation for a film till now."
The release of the films was also met with protests at various cities across India on Friday, resulting in a minor setback for them.
Trade guru Sunil Bansal from Rajasthan told IANS: "Due to protests, a few shows of 'Dilwale' were cancelled in Rajasthan. As far as 'Bajirao Mastani' was concerned, only one or two centres in Maharashtra were affected."
"Bajirao Mastani" has released in 3050 screens in India, while it is reported that "Dilwale" made its way into as many as 2700 screens. The budgets of both films are clearly over Rs.100 crore.
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(February 25, 2018) Mercedes' latest Sprinter is a clean-sheet design with increased load capacity, new connectivity solutions and driver assistance systems, and more. However, it's most impressive change is the addition of a front-drive version to complement the current rear- and all-wheel drive models.
(February 24, 2018) BMW's second generation X4 follows its stablemate, the X3, out of the starting gate, featuring a bluff-fronted fastback body that is longer, lower and only marginally wider than its predecessor. It also borrows the turbocharged 2.0-liter inline four and 3.0-liter six from that SUV, both mated to an eight-speed automatic transmission.
(February 19, 2018) Additive manufacturing is all the rage these days, particularly when it comes to 3D printing. The idea of creating a new design, testing it in the computer, and outputting it to a 3D printer — thereby bypassing all of the intermediate steps, including component assembly and production — is alluring, especially to low-volume makers.
(February 17, 2018) The 2018 Hyundai Sonata Hybrid comes in two flavors Hybrid and Plug-in Hybrid. Both use Hyundai's 2.0-liter direct-injected gasoline engine mated to a six-speed automatic transmission. Both replace the transmission's torque converter with an electric motor and clutch unit, and use an electric oil pump to improve efficiency. And both mount their lithium-ion battery under the trunk floor.
(February 3, 2018) Though the current Volkswagen Jetta is old, it was the first to, stylistically at least, not look like what it was: a Golf with a trunk. Nevertheless, it was closely related to that car, borrowing the bulk of its underpinnings from the fifth-generation Golf. And as the Jetta seemed to live in some automotive form of suspended animation, the rest of the VW lineup (save the Jetta-based U.S. Passat sedan), moved to VW's modular transverse architecture, or MQB.
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Original Playboy Mansion For Sale
Trending News: Here's Your Chance To Live In The Playboy Mansion
Natalie O'Neill
Because who hasn't fantasized about living at the Playboy mansion?
A swanky condo inside the notorious original Playboy mansion hit the market on Chicago's Gold Coast for nearly $6 million. The widow of the late film critic Gene Siskel is the seller.
Now you can live like Hugh Hefner — for a cool $5.75 million. A condo unit inside the magazine honcho's Victorian-style former mansion, where he once threw steamy sex parties, is for sale, Chicago Business reports.
The posh pad boasts a white-columned marble fire place, three bedrooms, five full baths, and a library. Marlene Iglitzen, widow of late film critic Gene Siskel, listed the 4,300-square-foot home on Nov.1.
"I bought it five days after it was listed," Iglitzen said in a statement. "It was everything I wanted in a home: enormous windows in all directions, large scaled rooms and an outside deck outside the kitchen for gardening and grilling. I can see the trees turning each season. It's a private home within a mansion."
The sprawling 72-room building was Hefner's headquarters and home — and the site of wild parties — from 1959 until the 1970s. It featured a swimming pool with a glass wall and a basement that Hefner has called his "grotto."
Original Playboy Mansion up for sale for $5.75 million. https://t.co/BIbmwiNvfk pic.twitter.com/dlHa6O5rUg
— Time Out Chicago (@TimeOutChicago) November 4, 2015
Hefner fled to the West Coast after being "hassled" for cocaine use in the mid-70s, according to Lonely Planet. The mansion sat unused for years until he leased Art Institute of Chicago, which used it as a dorm.
The college later sold it to developer Bruce Abrams, who converted the mansion into seven luxury condominium units in the 1990s, according to the Chicago Tribune.
If the unit sells for its asking price, it will be the highest priced sale of all seven units in the mansion. The largest condo in the building, a $7,800-foot unit, sold for $5.2 million in 2012.
The mansion, which features French brick, was designed by architect James Gamble Rogers and built in 1900.
Considering that Playboy has decided to stop showing nude women on its pages, and Hug Hefner's age, how long until the current Playboy mansion goes up for sale?
Ask The Big Question: Should a home's storied history make it worth more?
Disrupt Your Feed: The ghost of sex parties past is alive between those walls.
Drop This Fact: Hefner's mansion in L.A. now features 29 rooms and is nearly 22,000-square feet — larger than Madison Square Garden.
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Oh, so I'm not the only one! I often find myself spending precious work time going to the html edit mode to "clean up" ...for no other reason than to make it clean. You can leave a ton of extraneous tags and breaks without making a bit of difference in the published appearance of the text, but I still feel the need to edit the code to be as simple as possible . This is the latest comic from Randall Munroe at xkcd.
So perfect. That is me every time!


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PARTYNEXTDOOR was arrested for allegedly transporting drugs across the Canadian-American border to New York on Thursday (Oct. 5), according to WIVB.com.
According to their report, New York State Troops in Niagara County stopped PND's tour bus for a secondary inspection at the Lewiston-Queenston Bridge into Canada as it was about to enter the United States.
Brathwaite and Nevins were issued tickets and ordered to return to Lewiston for a future hearing. Reps for PARTYNEXTDOOR had no comment on the matter.


Mind-Body/Spiritual: These therapies often focus on the emotional and psychological aspects of a patient's health. Studies have shown that stress levels and emotional outlooks can impact a cancer patient's survival. In a recent study published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, researchers found that advanced breast cancer patients with high stress levels were less likely to live as long as patients who coped well with stress. Examples of mind-body or spiritual therapies include hypnosis, breathing techniques, dance, music, art therapy, poetry, prayer, and meditation. Many of these therapies originated in ancient Eastern cultures.
Oriental Medicine: This category of medicine focuses on maintaining a balancing the body's energies: the "yin" and the "yang." It attempts to accomplish this balance by restoring the body's natural energy flow, called the qi (pronounced "chee").
Acupuncture: stimulating pressure points with needles.
Acupressure: massage technique of pressure points.
Qi Gong: applying finger pressure to acupuncture points. Qi Gong involves using breathing techniques and medication to strengthen the qi (the body's natural immunity).
Reiki ("Universal Life Energy"): involves channeling spiritual energy through the practitioner to help heal the body.
Ayurveda: This is India's traditional system of medicine. Ayurvedic means "science of life" and its system equally emphasizes the body, mind, and spirit to help restore harmony to the patient. Examples of Ayuvedic medicine include special diets, exercise, meditation, herbs, massage, exposure to sunlight, and controlled breathing.
Homeopathy: This Western therapy is based on the idea that a patient could be treated by using small doses of a medicine that produces the same symptoms as the patient's illness. Supporters of homeopathy believe that very diluted extracts from herbs, minerals, or animal substances can be potent remedies for illnesses and diseases.
Naturopathy: This therapy takes a natural approach to healing. Supporters of naturopathy see disease as an alteration of processes that can be healed naturally through diet, herbal remedies, exercise, homeopathy, massage, spinal and soft tissue manipulation, hydrotherapy (use of water to promote healing), counseling, light therapy, and other techniques. Some naturopaths practice Oriental medicine, including acupuncture.
Aromatherapy: This therapy was originally used in ancient Egypt and India and has become increasingly common in the United States since the early 1980s. Aromatherapy uses special scented oils to treat physical and emotional problems. The oils may be inhaled or applied topically to the skin, sometimes in the form of massage. Types of oils used during aromatherapy include eucalyptus, lavender, rosemary, and thyme. Aromatherapy is usually given by certified aromatherapists.
Biological therapies (vitamins, minerals, and herbs): This category of therapies involves the use of vitamins, minerals, or herbal supplements and is often used in conjunction with traditional therapies in cancer patients. An herb is a plant or an extract from the non-woody portion of a plant (the stems, leaves, flowers, etc.). Plant chemicals (called phytochemicals) are substances derived from plants that may have an effect on the body. In fact, many modern, traditional drugs were discovered from plants. For example, the breast cancer drug Taxol (generic name, paclitaxel) was first isolated from a Pacific yew tree in 1967.
Vitamins and minerals can help strengthen the body's immune system. The main antioxidant vitamins are vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E. In addition, deficiencies of vitamin B1 (thiamin), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B5 (pantotheniec acid) and vitamin B12 can decrease white blood cell function. Some preliminary studies have shown that vitamins may help reduce risk of breast cancer or treat the disease. For example, clinical studies are investigating the effect of a drug called fenretinide, a derivative of vitamin A, on young women at high risk of breast cancer recurrence. However, further research is needed to definitely determine whether certain vitamins reduce breast cancer risk. Because high doses of some vitamins may be harmful for some breast cancer patients, patients should ask their physicians about taking vitamins and minerals while undergoing treatment.
Herbs and herbal supplements have also become more commonly used among breast cancer patients in recent years. Herbal remedies may consist of single or multiple herbal mixtures. Currently, there is little scientific research on the effectiveness of herbs on breast cancer. Still, some women find that taking herbal supplements is helpful during breast cancer treatment. However, women considering herbal diets should talk to their physicians since some herbs may interfere with other therapies or may be harmful if proper dosages are not followed.
Note, shark cartilage capsules became a popular alternative/complementary breast cancer therapy after the book, Sharks Don't Get Cancer by William Lance, was first published in 1993. However, researchers have since found that sharks do develop cancer, and now, a new study shows that shark cartilage does not have any effect on cancer.
This section outlined a few of the common schools of alternative and complementary medicine. There are many more therapies available. Although research on non-traditional medicine is limited at this time, many physicians are beginning to embrace some complementary medicines as useful supplements to traditional cancer treatment in selected cases. Women interested in learning more about alternative and complementary therapies should follow the links below and also speak with their physicians or alternative medicine practitioners.
Prescription for Nutritional Healing: A Practical A-Z Reference to Drug-Free Remedies Using Vitamins, Minerals, Herbs, and Food Supplements by James Balch, MD and Phyllis Balch, CNC is a comprehensive resource for information on vitamins, minerals, herbs, and other dietary supplements. Click here to learn more about this book.
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Q: Implementation of abstract trait method in PHP I have a class that looks like this. I will also paste it below for reference:
<?php

trait T1
{
    abstract protected function _doStuff();
}

trait T2
{
    protected function _doStuff()
    {
        echo "Doing stuff in trait\n";
    }
}

class C
{
    use T1 {
        _doStuff as _traitDoStuff;
    }

    use T2 {
        _doStuff as _traitDoStuff;
    }

    protected function _doStuff()
    {
        echo "Doing stuff in class\n";

        $this->_traitDoStuff();
    }
}

Here's what's happening here:

*

*T1::_doStuff() is used, and aliased as _traitDoStuff(). As per PHP docs, this does not rename the method, but only adds an alias. So at this point, both _doStuff() and _traitDoStuff() exist as abstract protected methods.

*T2::_doStuff() is used, and aliased as _traitDoStuff(). As per PHP docs, due to precedence, both are overridden by methods of T2. So at this point, T1::_doStuff() no longer exists. Even if it would, it would be implemented by T2::_doStuff().

*C implements _doStuff(), which calls _traitDoStuff(). At this point, regardless of which implementation of _doStuff() is used, it is obvious that this method is implemented, so the contract defined by T1::_doStuff() is satisfied, or doesn't exist.

And yet, when I run this, it gives the following error:

Fatal error: Class C contains 1 abstract method and must therefore be declared abstract or implement the remaining methods (C::_doStuff)

As can be seen from 3v4l, this manifests everywhere from PHP 5.4 to 7.2, which kinda hints that this is not an early trait bug. Can somebody please explain this to me?
Update
Apparently, I just forgot to specify the method that I am aliasing, i.e. T1::_doStuff as _traitDoStuff.

A: The lack of class-scope resolution operators (T1:: and T2::) were masking a deeper issue. Consider these simpler cases:
trait A {
    abstract public function foo();
}

class B {
    use A; // works
    public function foo() {}
}

class C {
    use A { A::foo as traitFoo; } // works, provided this:
    public function traitFoo() {} // <-- is present
    public function foo() {}
}

class D {
    use A { A::foo as traitFoo; } // does not work by itself
    public function foo() {}
}

What actually happens: aliasing an abstract method introduces another abstract method in your class. The PHP.net engine error message is hugely misleading:

Fatal error: Class D contains 1 abstract method and must therefore be declared abstract or implement the remaining methods (D::foo)

But the HHVM engine is far more informative:

Fatal error: Uncaught Error: Class D contains abstract method (traitFoo) and must therefore be declared abstract or implement the remaining methods

The Horizontal Reuse (aka Trait) RFC does not explicitly discuss this case, so this is arguably a bug. Feel free to report it at bugs.php.net.

So why did adding the class resolution operator fix it?
When you added the class-scope resolution operators, which contained:
use T2 { T2::_doStuff as _traitDoStuff; }

you were satisfying the "phantom" abstract protected function _traitDoStuff introduced by:
use T1 { T1::_doStuff as _traitDoStuff; }

If you had removed the aliasing, like use T2; or use T2 { T2::_doStuff as _anotherMethod; } you would see the same crash.

A: Something like that maybe ?
<?php

trait T1
{
    abstract protected function _doStuff();
}

trait T2
{
    protected function _doStuff()
    {
        echo "Doing stuff in trait\n";
    }
}

class C
{
    use T1 {
        T1::_doStuff as _traitDoStuff;
    }

    use T2 {
        T2::_doStuff as _traitDoStuff;
    }

    protected function _doStuff()
    {
        echo "Doing stuff in class\n";

        $this->_traitDoStuff();
    }
}


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This is probably a bit self-referential since I think many visitors here will have come via the Church Times blog article, (welcome!) but I was rather pleased today that my project was featured. I have had some good feedback and some volunteers to be interviewed which is encouraging after two years spent in glorious isolation!
Just to re-iterate though, the findings are preliminary, and I will be searching again in July and December to see if there are new websites available. In May last year, of my sample of 400 churches, I found a site for 42%, which had risen to 49% by January 2010.


Thousands of people demonstrated in Belgrade and other Serbian cities for the tenth consecutive Saturday against President Vučić.
They demand free media and a fair framework for elections.
Vučić responded to the demonstrations this week with a tour of southern Serbian towns and villages.
In the Serbian capital Belgrade, thousands of people demonstrated again on Saturday against head of state Aleksander Vučić. Despite the bitter cold, the demonstrators protested the tenth weekend in a row against the president, to which they accuse an authoritarian style of government.
Some 40 other Serbian cities, including Nis and Novi Sad, also demonstrated how Serbian media reported. The demonstrators demanded, among other things, the resignation of the leadership of the state broadcaster RTS. Behind the protest movement stands a broad alliance whose spectrum ranges from left to far right.
Under the slogan "One in Five Million," they demanded free media and a fair framework for elections. The motto of the protests stems from a statement by the President that he would not respond to the demands of the demonstrators even if it were demanded by five million citizens. However, Serbia has seven million inhabitants.
The first demonstration against Vučić took place on the 8th of December. At that time, civil society organizations and the Alliance for Serbia called for an alliance of about a dozen opposition parties of various political affiliations. They accuse Vučić of pressure on dissenters, violence against opposition politicians, unfair election conditions, lack of separation of powers and lack of press freedom.
Vucic, who has transformed from an ultra-nationalist to a pro-European, rejects the allegations. He launched a campaign this week titled "Serbia's Future", with which he wants to point out his political achievements throughout the country. For this he toured through southern Serbian towns and villages. There he met employees of companies and public institutions. Observers suspect that Vučić is preparing for early elections.
The President has said on several occasions that in spring, he may prefer the election, which is actually due to be held in 2020, as a "concession" to the demonstrators. According to surveys, the winner would be the polls. His party SNS dominates the political scene. The opposition, however, is fragmented. She threatened a boycott of elections this week should Vučić fail to respond to their demands for free and fair elections.
After 18 years of interruption, Serbia wants to resume rail traffic to Kosovo – and sends a train with the inscription "Kosovo is Serbia".


You can tell I haven't much experience with newborns nor with crochet. I have the points and knitting part down pat. I still have to figure out the part where you can make the knit whatever size you choose. You really have to be mathematical and know beforehand with how many points to start the initial chain with. I thought I had calculated correctly but just to be sure I went to my cousin Graciela's house to try the sundress on her baby. It doesn't fit. It is too small. And even a smaller than average newborn would outgrow it in a week! I am desperate because the buyer has already paid. I decided to email the buyer and tell her the truth. That I misjudged the size and if she would be patient for a few days I will make another one but in a larger size. I have not received a response. Maybe that is good. In the meantime I am working on a new dress. This one will actually probably be better quality than the first one for various reasons so if the buyer doesn't mind the delay I think she will be happy with her purchase. No time for pictures today, I have got to get to work.


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Genetic networks can characterize complex genetic relationships among groups of individuals, which can be used to rank nodes most important to the overall connectivity of the system. Ranking allows scarce resources to be guided toward nodes integral to connectivity.
Despite a multitude of studies on sage-grouse (Centrocercus spp.), there is still sparse information on the predator communities that influence sage-grouse productivity and how these predator communities may change when sagebrush habitats are altered by human activities. As a proof-of-concept, we used mammalian hairs collected at depredated greater sage-grouse (C.
Movements among leks by breeding birds (i.e., interlek movements) could affect the population's genetic flow, complicate use of lek counts as a population index, and indicate a change in breeding behavior following a disturbance. We used a Bayesian multi-state mark-recapture model to assess the daily probability of male greater sage-grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) interlek movements and estimate factors influencing movements among leks.
Dispersal can strongly influence the demographic and evolutionary trajectory of populations. For many species, little is known about dispersal, despite its importance to conservation. The Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) is a species of conservation concern that ranges across 11 western U.S. states and 2 Canadian provinces.
Sagebrush steppe ecosystems in the United States currently (2016) occur on only about one-half of their historical land area because of changes in land use, urban growth, and degradation of land, including invasions of non-native plants. The existence of many animal species depends on the existence of sagebrush steppe habitat.
The Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy Actionable Science Plan: U.S. Department of the Interior, Washington D.C.
The Integrated Rangeland Fire Management Strategy (hereafter Strategy, DOI 2015) outlined the need for coordinated, science-based adaptive management to achieve long-term protection, conservation, and restoration of the sagebrush (Artemisia spp.) ecosystem. A key component of this management approach is the identification of knowledge gaps that limit implementation of effective strategies to meet current management challenges.
Monarch butterflies (Danaus plexippus), other pollinators, and Greater Sage-Grouse (Centrocercus urophasianus) are currently the focus of increased conservation efforts. Federal attention on these fauna is encouraging land managers to develop conservation strategies, often without corresponding financial resources.
Federal land management agencies and conservation organizations have begun incorporating climate change vulnerability assessments (CCVAs) as an important component in the management and conservation of landscapes. It is often a challenge to translate that knowledge into management plans and actions, even when research infers species risk.


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What are some of the different parenting styles?
by Tom Scheve
The concepts behind the parenting style of active parenting are based upon the mid-20th-century research of social psychologists Alfred Adler and Rudolf Dreikurs. This was expanded by parenting expert Dr. Michael Popkin in 1983 with the introduction of the world's first video-based parenting program, Active Parenting(TM), in which the term "active parenting" was introduced to a wider audience. In its contemporary form, active parenting involves a continuing quest on the part of the parents to improve their parenting skills and stay abreast of new developments in child psychology and teaching methods.
Active parents take a proactive approach to parenting, as opposed to waiting for problems or issues to develop before they are addressed. They try to beat the problem to the punch and increase a child's awareness of an inevitable childhood issue (such as bullying or peer pressure) before it arises in the child's life.
By focusing early on developing a foundation of self-esteem, confidence and responsibility, active parents hope to augment the integrity, character and decision-making skills of their children.
One big advantage of active parenting is that it breaks the cycle of raising your child the same way you were raised. Under this system, you're constantly studying and refining your own concept of what it means to be a good parent. This constant effort to become a better parent should in turn result in a better kid, and this symbiotic relationship can foster a mutual respect between parent and child. It also prevents the tendency of some parents to raise their children the exact opposite of how they were raised in an attempt to protect the child from the unhappiness and resentment they experienced in their own childhoods.
Active parenting has its disadvantages, too. It can be time-intensive, guilt-motivated, and include lots of fad techniques one may learn and employ out of fear of missing out on the next big breakthrough in raising children.
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Johannesburg - Mobile network Cell C has responded to the Independent Communications Authority of South Africa's (Icasa's) regulation of data by dropping out-of-bundle rates and extending bundle expiry.
Surie Ramasary, executive head products and services at Cell C, told Fin24 that the move came amid increasing customer appetite for data and a spike in data usage.
"Data traffic has grown exponentially and usage is exploding. Over the past couple of years, data was just a consideration among networks, but now access to the internet is a part of people's lives, with social media completely changing use of the internet," Ramasary told Fin24.
"There is still a bulk of customers who make use of network voice calls, but consumers are now transferring more data-rich content over the internet," she added.
The network has been aggressively rolling out fibre for home and business usage as well as introducing numerous data packages and bundles, such as unlimited use of WhatsApp for R12 a month.
"We are working to keep customers happy through volume extensions and price reductions," Ramasary told Fin24.
Cell C has extended the validity period of its 10GB, 20GB and 30GB data bundles from 30 days to 90 days to ensure customers have time to use the larger data bundles before they expire.
The network will also reduce its out-of-bundle data rate for prepaid customers on its lowest tariff plan to 15 cents per MB, effective October 1 2017.
From September 20 2017, Cell C customers can extend the validity of their data bundles indefinitely by purchasing another data bundle before the current one expires, starting from R29 for 100MB.
On the contract side and effective from October 2017, Cell C SmartData customers will automatically have unused data carried over into the next month, effectively extending the validity of their data from 30 days to 60 days.
Last month it was announced that Icasa wanted to amend the End-user and Subscriber Service Charter Regulations by introducing "out-of-bundle billing practices" and other "expiry of data practices".
Previously, the regulator announced it would hold an inquiry in an attempt to reduce high data costs. The probe will be conducted over four phases and will be completed in March 2018.